VC Directory
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Menlo Ventures
6 days agoMenlo Park, California
Menlo Ventures is a leading early-stage venture capital firm that invests in transformative technology companies across various stages, from seed to growth. The firm is deeply committed to backing founders who are building scalable businesses and driving innovation, particularly in the AI sector.
Seedcamp
7 days agoLondon, United Kingdom
Seedcamp is a European seed-stage venture capital fund, headquartered in London, that identifies and invests early in world-class founders tackling large, global markets and solving real-world problems using technology. It provides capital, a lifelong community of support, and a global network to help founders achieve their ambitions.
Benchmark
26 days agoSan Francisco, California, United States
Benchmark is a prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm established in 1995, recognized for its early-stage investments in high-profile technology companies and its unique equal ownership and compensation structure for its partners. The firm focuses on partnering with entrepreneurs to build startups into transformative companies.
Altimeter Capital
1 mo agoMenlo Park, California
Altimeter Capital is a technology-focused investment firm that manages a diverse portfolio spanning public equity and growth-stage private investments. The firm aims to serve as a long-term partner to companies as they scale and enter the public markets, backing transformational technology companies across enterprise software, marketplaces, and infrastructure.
ZhenFund
2 mo agoBeijing, China
ZhenFund is a leading China-based venture capital firm that focuses on seed and early-stage investments, aiming to nurture China's entrepreneurial ecosystem by providing financial backing and strategic support to innovative startups. The firm is recognized for its founder-first approach, offering not only funding but also mentorship and operational expertise to help early-stage founders grow their businesses.
Speedinvest
2 mo agoVienna, Austria
Speedinvest is a European early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2011, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, with additional offices across Europe. It focuses on backing innovative technology startups and providing comprehensive support to help them achieve global success.
Kleiner Perkins
3 mo agoMenlo Park, California
Kleiner Perkins is a prominent American venture capital firm established in 1972, known for partnering with founders to build and scale transformative technology and life-science companies from early to growth stages. The firm has a long track record of backing market-defining startups and emphasizes a "people-first" investment strategy, prioritizing founder quality and team excellence.
Nexus Venture Partners
6 mo agoMenlo Park, California, USA
Nexus Venture Partners is a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm that invests in transformational startups across the United States and India, partnering with founders from inception, seed, or Series A stages to build product-first companies. The firm leverages its deep operational experience, global networks, and multi-market scaling expertise to support companies in sectors like AI, enterprise software, consumer, and fintech.
Blume Ventures
8 mo agoMumbai, India
Blume Ventures is an India-based early-stage venture capital firm that backs technology-driven startups, providing both funding and active mentorship to founders solving problems unique to India and those building for global markets. The firm is known for being among the first institutional investors in India to combine hands-on founder support with institutional-grade fund management.
NFX
9 mo agoSan Francisco, California
NFX is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 that focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage technology startups, emphasizing companies that leverage network effects to build defensible and scalable businesses. The firm provides capital, proprietary software tools, educational content, and a network of founders to support its portfolio companies.
Charles River Ventures
11 mo agoPalo Alto, California, United States
CRV, formerly Charles River Ventures, is a 55-year-old venture capital firm founded in 1970, known for backing category-defining early-stage technology startups. The firm focuses on leading seed and Series A rounds, emphasizing deep engagement and hands-on support for founders.
Lakestar
11 mo agoZurich, Switzerland
Lakestar is a leading pan-European venture capital firm that invests in disruptive, technology-enabled businesses founded by exceptional entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. The firm focuses on finding, funding, and growing scalable internet and technology companies across various stages.
Redpoint Ventures
1y 1mo agoSan Francisco, CA
Redpoint Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 that partners with entrepreneurs to create new markets and redefine existing ones, investing across seed, early, and growth stages.
Uncork Capital
1y 1mo agoSan Francisco, California
Uncork Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm, founded in 2004, that invests in founder potential at the earliest stages, often backing AI-native companies and those shaping new categories. The firm is known for its conviction-led approach and deep operational support for portfolio companies.
Precursor Ventures
1y 2mo agoSan Francisco, California, United States
Precursor Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Charles Hudson, specializing in pre-seed and seed investments. The firm focuses on backing exceptional founders at the earliest stages of their entrepreneurial journey, often investing in people over product.
Cherry Ventures
1y 4mo agoBerlin, Germany
Cherry Ventures is an early-stage, pan-European venture capital firm founded in 2012 by former entrepreneurs and operators, focusing on backing ambitious founders from the earliest stages. The firm aims to support companies that will create lasting futures across various sectors.
SV Angel
1y 5mo agoSan Francisco, California, USA
SV Angel is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, renowned for its early-stage investments, particularly in technology and software sectors. The firm is known for its founder-focused approach, providing capital, strategic support, and extensive network access to promising startups.
Insight Partners
1y 5mo agoNew York City, USA
Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and internet startup and ScaleUp companies that are driving transformative change in their industries. The firm focuses on finding and funding scalable companies, providing them with practical, hands-on software expertise to foster long-term success.
Sawari Ventures
1y 5mo agoCairo, Egypt
Sawari Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Cairo, Egypt, that invests in knowledge and innovation-based technologies across North Africa, particularly in Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco. The firm aims to empower entrepreneurs in the region to create innovative solutions that will drive economic growth for years to come.
Bessemer Venture Partners
1y 5mo agoRedwood City, California
Bessemer Venture Partners is one of the oldest venture capital firms in the world, founded in 1911, that invests in early-stage through growth-stage technology companies globally. The firm employs a thesis-driven, sector-focused investment strategy, partnering with entrepreneurs from concept through every stage of growth.
Union Square Ventures
1y 5mo agoNew York, NY, United States
Union Square Ventures (USV) is a New York City-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology startups. The firm focuses on companies that leverage new behaviors, business models, and network effects at the edge of large markets undergoing technological and societal transformation.
Forerunner Ventures
1y 7mo agoSan Francisco, California
Forerunner Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders building category-defining consumer companies at the intersection of technological innovation and cultural shifts. The firm focuses on understanding the modern consumer mindset to identify and support businesses poised to meet evolving needs.
Index Ventures
1y 11mo agoLondon, United Kingdom
Index Ventures is a leading transatlantic venture capital firm, founded in 1996, that backs exceptional entrepreneurs to transform bold ideas into global businesses. Operating from seed to IPO, the firm focuses on supporting companies across diverse technology-enabled sectors.
K Fund
2y agoMadrid, Spain
K Fund is a Madrid-based venture capital firm established in 2016, dedicated to supporting technology-based startups in Southern Europe and Latin America. The firm provides capital and strategic support to companies from pre-seed through Series B funding rounds, with a focus on innovative products and services across various technology sectors.
Jungle Ventures
2y agoSingapore, Singapore
Jungle Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Singapore, founded in 2012, that focuses on early to growth-stage technology companies primarily in Southeast Asia and India. The firm partners with founders to build category-defining businesses across various sectors.
TCV
2y 1mo agoMenlo Park, California
TCV (Technology Crossover Ventures) is an American growth equity firm founded in 1995, specializing in investments in technology companies at various stages, from early to late-stage private firms and select public companies. The firm partners with entrepreneurs to build category-defining businesses by providing equity investments typically ranging from $10 million to $500 million.
Blossom Capital
2y 4mo agoLondon, United Kingdom
Blossom Capital is a London-based venture capital firm founded in 2018, specializing in early-stage technology investments, primarily Series A rounds, across Europe. The firm employs a high-conviction strategy, making a limited number of investments annually to provide deep engagement and support to its portfolio companies.
HongShan
2y 4mo agoBeijing, China
HongShan (formerly Sequoia Capital China) is a global venture capital and private equity firm founded in 2005, which became an independent entity in 2023. It focuses on discovering and supporting entrepreneurs across technology, healthcare, and consumer sectors, investing from seed to public equities.
Founder Collective
2y 7mo agoCambridge, Massachusetts
Founder Collective is a seed-stage venture capital firm, founded in 2009 by successful entrepreneurs, that focuses on providing early-stage funding to technology-driven companies. The firm aims to be the most aligned VC fund for founders at the seed stage, emphasizing founder alignment and capital efficiency.
Craft Ventures
2y 8mo agoSan Francisco, California
Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm that specializes in early-stage to growth investments, primarily in B2B software companies. Founded by experienced entrepreneurs and operators, the firm offers both capital and operational expertise to help founders build and scale their businesses.
Greylock Partners
2y 9mo agoMenlo Park, California, U.S.
Greylock Partners is a prominent venture capital firm, founded in 1965, renowned for its strategic early-stage investments in disruptive consumer and enterprise software companies. The firm emphasizes partnering with founders from the pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages to build enduring businesses, particularly those leveraging artificial intelligence to transform industries.
Pear VC
3y agoMenlo Park, California
Pear VC is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm that partners with exceptional founders to build category-defining companies, providing capital, mentorship, and operational support.
Matrix Partners
3y 2mo agoCambridge, Massachusetts; San Francisco, California
Matrix Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests from idea through Series A, partnering with founders building transformative technology companies across various sectors. The firm is known for its contrarian and conviction-driven investment approach, supporting entrepreneurs with capital, mentorship, and strategic resources.
Kaszek Ventures
3y 3mo agoBuenos Aires, Argentina
Kaszek Ventures is a leading Latin American venture capital firm founded in 2011 by former MercadoLibre executives, Hernan Kazah and Nicolas Szekasy. The firm partners with entrepreneurs to build high-impact technology-based companies across Latin America, providing capital, strategic guidance, and operational support.
Highland Europe
3y 5mo agoLondon, United Kingdom
Highland Europe is a growth-stage venture capital firm that invests in rapidly growing European software and internet-enabled businesses, having spun off from Highland Capital Partners in 2012 to focus on European-rooted scale-ups.
Gobi Partners
3y 6mo agoKuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Hong Kong
Gobi Partners is a leading Pan-Asian venture capital firm founded in 2002, investing in early to growth-stage startups across emerging and underserved markets in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and adjacent growth markets. The firm manages nearly US$2 billion in assets and has invested in over 400 companies.
HV Capital
3y 6mo agoMunich, Germany
HV Capital is a leading European venture capital firm that invests in market-leading digital companies across Europe, supporting startups from seed stage through growth phases with long-term partnerships and operational involvement. The firm aims to back exceptional founders building market-leading digital companies, providing capital and conviction from the earliest stages through every phase of growth.
Polaris Partners
3y 6mo agoBoston, Massachusetts
Polaris Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 1996, dedicated to investing in early-stage and growth-stage companies within the healthcare and technology industries. The firm collaborates with entrepreneurs to build transformative companies by providing capital, guidance, and support.
EQT Ventures
3y 8mo agoStockholm, Sweden
EQT Ventures is a European venture capital firm that supports early-stage technology startups, primarily in Europe and the US. It aims to be an impactful partner to founders, offering capital, operational expertise, and strategic guidance.
83North
3y 9mo agoLondon, United Kingdom
83North is a global venture capital firm with over $2.2 billion under management, dedicated to investing in European and Israeli entrepreneurs who are building global category-leading businesses. The firm operates with a philosophy of deep involvement and long-term relationships with its portfolio companies, maintaining a lean operational structure.
Visionaries Club
3y 9mo agoBerlin, Germany
Visionaries Club is a venture capital firm founded in 2019, based in Berlin, Germany, that focuses on early-stage investments in European B2B technology startups. It distinguishes itself by providing capital and strategic support, leveraging a unique network of successful digital founders and family business entrepreneurs.
Northzone
3y 10mo agoLondon, United Kingdom
Northzone is a multi-stage venture capital fund that partners with founders from Seed to Growth stages, focusing on building category-defining businesses across Europe and the US. The firm, founded in 1996, emphasizes a founder-first philosophy and has made over 250 investments.
Point Nine
3y 10mo agoBerlin, Germany
Point Nine is a European-based, software-focused, early-stage venture capital firm that invests globally in the future of software built on AI, with a particular emphasis on B2B SaaS and marketplace companies. The firm maintains a small, equal partnership structure, providing deep operational support and strategic guidance to its portfolio companies.
LocalGlobe
4y agoLondon, United Kingdom
LocalGlobe is a distinguished UK-based early-stage venture capital firm that specializes in backing exceptional technology founders at the pre-seed and seed stages. It aims to be a long-term partner, providing capital and strategic guidance to help companies scale from inception.
Electric Capital
4y 4mo agoPalo Alto, California, United States
Electric Capital is a venture capital firm established in 2018, specializing in early-stage investments within the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors. The firm distinguishes itself with an engineering-first approach, offering both capital and technical support to founders building decentralized systems and user-owned technologies.
Initialized Capital
4y 7mo agoSan Francisco, California
Initialized Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2011, specializing in seed investments for high-potential software startups. The firm focuses on supporting founders from the earliest stages, offering operational guidance to help them build companies and navigate the venture landscape.
Y Combinator
San Francisco, California
Y Combinator is a leading startup accelerator that invests in early-stage companies, providing seed funding, mentorship, and access to a vast network to help them grow quickly and raise further capital. It runs intensive three-month programs twice a year, culminating in a Demo Day where startups present to investors.